When We Sing (2016)

When We Sing… is a feature length documentary exploring Zoltan Kodaly’s revolutionary approach to unlocking musicality in teachers and their students, choir leaders and choristers through the work of world renowned Australian educator Dr James Cuskelly. A Fine and Clear production.

Trailer:

Screenings:Wellington, New Zealand
10th October 2017 + appearance by Dr James Cuskelly
Presented by the Teachers Refresher Course Committee
Roxy Cinema, WellingtonFuture screenings will be arranged through Eventbrite or directly through selected cinemas. Details will be available as events are announced.

I am teaching music to children at Xavier College in Kew for the next month, all the way from 3 year old kindergarten to Grade 5! While most of the teaching will be classroom teaching, with a focus on the Kodaly music method, I will also be running choir for grades 2 to 5. The choir is preparing for an upcoming concert, featuring an original work, written especially for the Xavier choir, which includes singing in 7 different languages! Quite a feat for such young children to learn 

Teaching at Caulfield Grammar School, Wheelers Hill: July 2016

I am teaching classroom music to kindergarten and primary school children at the Caulfield Grammar School Wheelers Hill campus.

Teaching at Caulfield Grammar School, Malvern Campus: August 2016

I am teaching classroom music, as well as running choir at a different campus of Caulfield Grammar School; this time I am teaching primary school children at the Malvern campus. Such a beautiful building!

Teaching at Caulfield Grammar School, Malvern Campus: September 2016

I’m back at the Malvern campus of Caulfield Grammar School, just focusing on the grade 5 choir.

I’m running choir a couple of times before school, to help the children prepare for an upcoming concert. I love the songs they are singing! It was a little challenging running choir with a broken foot and also whilst still recovering from laryngitis, but I managed. The second rehearsal, when I had my voice back, was much more productive, and most importantly, fun!